302787 (v.1) Geotechnical Engineering 262
| Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 302780 (v.1) Civil Engineering 261 or any previous version
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| Soil water at rest, soil water at motion, effective stress concepts - Stresses in saturated soils without seepage, stresses in saturated soil with seepage and seepage force. Stresses in a soil mass - normal and shear stresses on a plane, the pole method of finding stresses along a plane, stress caused by a point load. Westergaard's solution for vertical stress caused by a point load. Stress paths. Rheological Models. Routine laboratory index soil tests - water content, Atterberg limits, grain size, unit weight, relative density, specific gravity, shrinkage limit. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: August 29, 2003 15:52:10
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